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Mon, 25 Sep 2017 21:38:49 GMTSo I had one laptop running LiveText and another running a web site with a "race clock". I had WiFi to each as they needed Internet. Race clock because it was online and LiveText because operator needed to grab names off another web site.
Both had Ethernet jacks and Wifi but I wanted to keep this particular network switch NDI only and no internet.
To do this, I put both laptops NIC's on my NDI network switch and I logged both of them onto the WiFi.
Now you need do this;
Open Network and Sharing Center
Go to change Adapter Settings
Goto properties of Local Area Network
Click on Internet Protocol version 4 and go to it's properties
Click on Advanced
You will see a block checked there by the name of "Automatic Metric"
Uncheck it and then enter 2 in that section
Now, Do the same for the wireless network but enter 1

Now you have network from WiFi as it's own and the NIC gets whatever is on the network switch you connected it too

I sometimes need to record the TriCaster UI to produce training videos for customers. Never an easy task...until now, thanks to NDI. I downloaded and installed the most recent NDI Scan Converter (part of NDI Tools) onto my TC460 AE. I run Scan Converter from Windows, and tell it to use "Desktop 1" as the source. I then launch TriCaster software, and the UI gets sent out as NDI! Now, that same NDI output can then be selected as an INPUT on the TriCaster, so that it can be recorded locally. Note that the NDI input cannot be recorded directly - rather, you need to select that input in an ME, then assign the ME to a MIX, then record the MIX to get an iso-recording of the NDI.

Alternately, use a separate PC and the NDI IsoCorder app to record the UI output there.

Next tip - I have a church customer with TC Mini, and they record their live service as H.264 on the Mini itself. However, they want to also have a back-up recording made in another part of the building. Of course, using NDI IsoCorder is one option, but they don't want the huge file size of the .mov recordings. I figured out a 2-step process to recording the NDI stream remotely as an .mp4 file. First, install the new NDI Studio Monitor (from NDI Tools) on a decent PC. This allows full-screen presentation of an NDI source with no borders or overlays, just perfect edge-to-edge HD video (I am using a 1920x1080 display to view a 1920x1080 NDI source).

Next, install the free Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) on same PC. Configure to record the DISPLAY as .mp4 at desired resolution, and then also set up HotKeys in OBS to start and stop recording (so that OBS interface does not get recorded at all).

With OBS running and shrunk, run NDI Studio Monitor and set to Full Screen, No Borders. When ready to record, press the OBS recording HotKey. Works great! Another recording option if the PC and GPU support it is to record with the nVidia Shadow Play utility, also recording an .mp4 file.

However, I'm only using the 4 SDI inputs and would like to preview only those on the left side of the primary multiviewer.

There doesn't seem to be a way to select anything less than all 16 external inputs, most of which are empty for me.

The layout that display only the DDRs and GFX channels would be great. Four big boxes taking up all the avail space, but you can't right click to reassign like you can in the M/E follow layout.

Is there is a way to edit your own custom multiviewer layouts?

Thanks!

(sorry in advance if this was already addressed - tried searching first!)
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Sat, 02 Sep 2017 20:06:43 GMTI've done macros before and they worked great. It's been over 6 months since I've done one again and I think I need a quick refresher. It's amazing that the older I get the less I remember and the more I forget. :o Anyway, I've talked to people on here about this before but it will only take a little explanation.
I'm trying to get my DDR to play automatically when I hit my assigned key(s).
So here is what I will record. I will have my CS on whatever inputs are playing, let's say 1 & 2. I start record and hit DDR1 to get it to play. I then hit take to get it to switch to one of my inputs and hit one of my inputs to get it off of DDR in the preview row. Stop recording. Does this make sense? I can get it to work but the DDR will either play too long or not long enough. What do I need to switch to get it to just play until all DDR videos I want played are played? I can't find the answer to this. For most of you guys it's pretty simple, but since I do macros once in a blue moon, it tends to go by the wayside in my memory. Thanks.
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